Tricyclic antidepressant overdose: a review
Open Access
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in Emergency Medicine Journal
- Vol. 18 (4), 236-241
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.18.4.236
Abstract
Overdoses of tricyclic antidepressants are among the commonest causes of drug poisoning seen in accident and emergency departments. This review discusses the pharmacokinetics, clinical presentation and treatment of tricyclic overdose.Keywords
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